Pakistan batter Shan Masood (left) bowled by West Indies’ Justin Greaves (proper) through the third day of first Take a look at at Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago on July 27, 2026. — AFP
Justin Greaves starred with a five-wicket haul as West Indies dismissed Pakistan for 282 on the third day of the primary Take a look at on the Brian Lara Cricket Academy on Monday, taking a 29-run first-innings lead.
The guests, who resumed their first innings after lunch from 267/8 in response to West Indies’ 311 all out, might add 15 extra to their complete and have been thus booked for 282 in 80.1 overs.
Pakistan acquired off to an undesired begin to the second session of the continuing third day as Greaves removed Mohammad Abbas (zero) to register his maiden five-wicket haul within the format.
Khurram Shahzad provided some resistance down the order with a gritty 19 off 36 deliveries till falling sufferer to Kemar Roach.
Greaves spearheaded West Indies’ bowling cost with sensational bowling figures of 5/27 in his 11 overs, adopted by Roach and Shamar Joseph with two every, whereas Jayden Seales chipped in with one scalp.
Earlier within the day, Pakistan made a formidable begin to the day as they resumed their first innings from 199/3, with their in a single day pair of Shan Masood and Salman Ali Agha irritating the house facet’s bowlers.
The duo put collectively a vital 47-run partnership for the fourth wicket, which noticed Masood convey up his seventh Take a look at century and first since being changed as Pakistan Take a look at captain by star batter Babar Azam.
Shamar Joseph finally gave West Indies the much-needed breakthrough within the fifteenth over of the day as he bamboozled Agha with a late-swinger, which clipped the highest of his off stump. The all-rounder made a cautious 20 off 60 deliveries, hitting three boundaries.
Greaves inflicted a large blow to Pakistan’s response within the subsequent over as he bowled centurion Masood, who walked again after top-scoring with 109 off 184 deliveries, studded with 12 fours.
32-year-old fast-bowling all-rounder struck as soon as apiece in his subsequent three overs, dismissing returning Aamir Jamal (three), debutant Ali Usman (zero) and Rizwan (12) and decreased Pakistan to 259/8.
